The news that the eldest prince had been demoted to a commoner, stripped of his martial arts skills, and thrown out of the palace spread rapidly throughout the capital the next morning.
"This is a beast. He even tried to kill his own mother, and the Crown Prince caught him red-handed."
"No way, a prince could be so heartless and insane."
"This is what is called a hypocrite, all show and no substance."
Qiao Lian'er and the Crown Prince were having tea at the horse farm in the western suburbs.
The Crown Prince was injured last night, but it was only superficial and can be healed with a bandage.
Everyone present could see that the eldest prince was determined to kill the crown prince, so the emperor had no objection to the crown prince removing the eldest prince's collarbone.
However, the crown prince had a question in his mind, and after taking a few sips of tea, he hesitated to speak.
Last night at 9 PM, someone sneaked into the palace and handed him a note that said the Crown Prince would make some unusual moves.
He had been extra careful, but he never expected to reap such a great reward.
Even though the person who passed the note was masked, he could still recognize him as the second young master of the Pei family.
Therefore, his visit must have been at Qiao Lian'er's behest.
All of the previous events can be explained, except that when the eldest prince raised his sword to stab him, he was inexplicably tripped, turning the initiative into a passive situation, which also saved his life.
He thought about it all night and felt that this was not a coincidence.
"Your Highness, please speak your mind," Qiao Lian'er said.
Seeing the Crown Prince's barely suppressed urges, she herself felt uncomfortable.
“Last night, the Crown Prince was already tied up, but he suddenly broke free of his ropes and lunged to assassinate me. His sword pierced just an inch, but the Crown Prince tripped and fell, which allowed me to escape.”
"This shows that His Highness the Crown Prince is blessed by Heaven and will be protected by Heaven at critical moments."
"Even so, there was nothing obstructing the place where the Crown Prince tripped." The Crown Prince decided that since he had already brought it up, he might as well ask for clarification.
"Your Highness, what was the First Prince's condition at that time?" Qiao Lian'er asked.
The prince recalled: "He was mentally unstable, extremely resentful and unwilling to accept his fate."
"That's right. When a person is in such a situation, their emotions will be unstable and their body movements will inevitably become uncoordinated."
As Qiao Lian'er spoke, the Crown Prince was observing her discreetly, but he couldn't discern anything from her.
On second thought, I realized I was overthinking things. The Crown Prince was indeed not in a normal state at the time; his mind was in complete chaos. Let alone falling down like that, it wouldn't be impossible for him to commit suicide with a sword.
"I was overthinking it," the Crown Prince said apologetically, raising his cup in a toast to Qiao Lian'er.
"Your Highness only needs to focus on whether you can achieve your goal; you don't need to worry about the other minor details."
The Crown Prince seemed to be deep in thought. He did have some doubts about Qiao Lian'er, but even if Qiao Lian'er had some special abilities, she did not harm his interests. On the contrary, she helped him a lot.
This is a good thing for him.
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